The Fellowship Battle of Five Armies & The Third Age of Middle-Earth The current year for our Middle-Earth campaign is set during the year of 2946 of the Third Age. Inspired By J.R.R. Tolkien

Hordus, son of Farín, was born in Erebor and endured the long years of exile after Smaug drove Durin's Folk from the Lonely Mountain. Forced to survive as a caravan guard and laborer, he never lost faith that his people would one day reclaim their homeland. When Dáin Ironfoot marched to aid Thorin Oakenshield, Hordus eagerly joined the host and fought in the Battle of Five Armies, standing alongside both Dwarves and Elves against the Orc hordes. Though Erebor was restored, Thorin's death left a mark on him, and while he still bears some lingering resentment toward the Elves of Mirkwood, he strives to move beyond old grudges. Despite being born into a wealthy noble family descended from the line of Durin, Hordus has little interest in status or inheritance. Believing that a fortune earned is worth more than one inherited, he abandoned the comforts of Erebor to seek adventure, glory, and purpose in the wider world. Proud, fearless, and convinced that evil still stirs in Middle-earth, he now travels in search of threats to his homeland, recently finding an unlikely companion in an Elf-maiden of Thranduil's Woodland Realm, whose growing friendship may yet challenge many of his long-held beliefs.

Elanthe, Lady of the Woodland Realm, carries herself with the grace and refinement of an Elven noble, leading many to mistake her for a sheltered daughter of Mirkwood's high houses. In truth, she is a seasoned veteran who spent much of her adult life commanding the elite Northern Mirkwood Border Guard, defending the realm's frontiers and coordinating with the peoples of Dale and the Iron Hills in the years following the Battle of Five Armies. With peace granting her a rare respite from duty, she has chosen to leave the safety of her homeland and pursue her own path. Cheerful, perceptive, and driven by a desire to master the healing arts, Elanthe seeks lost knowledge, adventure, and renown throughout Middle-earth. Recently arriving in Bree and traveling with newfound companions, she has embraced the wider world with enthusiasm, determined to leave her mark through both her deeds and her healing gifts.